Physical activity of men and women in the Liberec region regarding their daily activities

This study compared the profile of daily activities and variables of functional fitness between elderly men and women, as well as the relation of their time spent walking per day with the remaining study variables concerning each gender. Thirty healthy elderly (15 men; 66 ± 6 years), sedentary and physically independent, had their daily activities evaluated objectively by a multi-axial accelerometer as well as their metabolic and functional fitness variables by means of specific protocols. Both men and women presented similar time spent in walking per day, even though men had higher intensity during walking. Women spent longer time standing, and men, sitting. A better performance was achieved by men in most physical tests in regard to absolute values but not in relative values. In conclusion, despite their different patterns of daily activities, elderly men and women do not differ in time spent walking per day.

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W09.223 Physical activity and the metabolic syndrome in 60-year old men and women

Atherosclerosis ◽

10.1016/s0021-9150(04)90222-5 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 52

Author(s):

M HALLDIN

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Men And Women ◽

The Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Old Men

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Physical Activity Definitions Broadened to Include Daily Activities.

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e302752004-001 ◽

2003 ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Daily Activities

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Physical activity and inflammatory markers over 10 years: follow-up in men and women from the Whitehall II cohort study.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.717953911.793459610 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Michel Chonchol ◽

Kristen Jablonski

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Cohort Study ◽

Inflammatory Markers ◽

Men And Women

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Does physical activity attenuate, or even eliminate, the detrimental association of sitting time with mortality? A harmonised meta-analysis of data from more than 1 million men and women.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.726580477.793527201 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Bente Klarlund Pedersen

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Sitting Time ◽

Men And Women

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Effects of Sex and Physical Activity Level on Serum Biomarker-Based Physiological Dysregulation: The Impact to Predict Frailty and Mortality in the Quebec NuAge Cohort

Gerontology ◽

10.1159/000514169 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Ahmed Ghachem ◽

Frédérik Dufour ◽

Tamas Fülöp ◽

Pierrette Gaudreau ◽

Alan A. Cohen

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Older Adults ◽

Kidney Function ◽

Oxygen Transport ◽

Physical Activity Level ◽

Rate Of Change ◽

Activity Level ◽

Men And Women ◽

Physiological Dysregulation ◽

The Impact

Background: Age-related changes in biological processes such as physiological dysregulation (the progressive loss of homeostatic capacity) vary considerably among older adults and may influence health profiles in late life. These differences could be related, at least in part, to the impact of intrinsic and extrinsic factors such as sex and physical activity level (PAL). Objectives: The objectives of this study were (1) to assess the magnitude and rate of changes in physiological dysregulation in men and women according to PAL and (2) to determine whether/how sex and PAL mediate the apparent influence of physiological dysregulation on health outcomes (frailty and mortality). Methods: We used data on 1,754 community-dwelling older adults (age = 74.4 ± 4.2 years; women = 52.4%) of the Quebec NuAge cohort study. Physiological dysregulation was calculated based on Mahalanobis distance of 31 biomarkers regrouped into 5 systems: oxygen transport, liver/kidney function, leukopoiesis, micronutrients, and lipids. Results: As expected, mean physiological dysregulation significantly increased with age while PAL decreased. For the same age and PAL, men showed higher levels of physiological dysregulation globally in 3 systems: oxygen transport, liver/kidney function, and leukopoiesis. Men also showed faster global physiological dysregulation in the liver/kidney and leukopoiesis systems. Overall, high PAL was associated with lower level and slower rate of change of physiological dysregulation. Finally, while mortality and frailty risk significantly increased with physiological dysregulation, there was no evidence for differences in these effects between sexes and PAL. Conclusion: Our results showed that both sex and PAL have a significant effect on physiological dysregulation levels and rates of change. Also, although a higher PAL was associated with lower level and slower rate of change of physiological dysregulation, there was no evidence that PAL attenuates the effect of physiological dysregulation on subsequent declines in health at the end of life. Substantial work remains to understand how modifiable behaviors impact the relationship between physiological dysregulation, frailty, and mortality in men and women.

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